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A version of this archives appears in print on June 9, 1883, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: THE NEW-BRUNSWICK POST OFFICE.; MR. JOHN F. BABCOCK APPOINTED POSTMASTER. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe